Preparedness for when

[Deleted User]

One of our cats thought she was a dog, and used to go to the local shop and back with you, walking to heal.

BTW. I know they're a bit pricey, but has anyone considered putting a dozen Blackfriars Flapjacks in with their prepping supplies?

fuddle

Where do you suppose is a good plac to have detector? Near the appliances or near to where you sleep? I guess the answer is two?

Mine is on my landing window sill, the thinking being it has to pass the detector before it reaches us sleeping?

[Deleted User]

FUDDLE He Who Knows says as close to the appliance as possible, so close to the boiler. He says go to the Fire Brigades website and there will be specific information and reccommendations on there, hope that helps, Cheers Lyn xxx.

armyknife

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

But preppers aren't using gallons of the stuff, on a day by day basis.

In a major SHTF/EOTWAWKI situation, the last thing TPTB will be worried about, is the pollution from paraffin lamps.

Indeed, in a really major EOTWAWKI situation, pollution from other sources would be massively reduced.

Remember the effect of the grounding of the US Civil Aviation Fleet (following the WTC attacks) on the temperature.

And it's not just a few anecdotes.

Large numbers of my (and my parent's) generation were raised in homes that regularly used paraffin for heating (and in some cases lighting too), yet these generations are living long lives.

I'm not sure what the emboldened bit has to do with discussing safety of paraffin lamps.

You don't think all of the myriad improvements in medicine in recent decades, be it drugs, technology or techniques might have something to do with dramatically raising life expectancy and so in part masking the effects we're talking about ?

[Deleted User]

armyknife wrote: »

I'm not sure what the emboldened bit has to do with discussing safety of paraffin lamps.

It was in response to your comment about additional pollution being produced by the burning of paraffin.

In the days immediately following the WTC attacks, the reduction in pollution, as a result of the grounding of the Civil Aviation Fleet, caused average temperatures to vary by as much as one whole degree.

annie123

fuddle wrote: »

Where do you suppose is a good plac to have detector? Near the appliances or near to where you sleep? I guess the answer is two?

Mine is on my landing window sill, the thinking being it has to pass the detector before it reaches us sleeping?

The fire brigade placed mums one on top of the boiler. This is so it picks up the smallest leak, as by time it travels to another room or area, it may already be too late they told me when I questioned them.
Ours is now on top of the kitchen cupboard adjacent to the boiler.

armyknife

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

It was in response to your comment about additional pollution being produced by the burning of paraffin.

In the days immediately following the WTC attacks, the reduction in pollution, as a result of the grounding of the Civil Aviation Fleet, caused average temperatures to vary by as much as one whole degree.

Which has what to do with bringing in an new additional source of pollution into your home?

[Deleted User]

When did this become about pollution in the home :huh:

BTW. Alternative energy sources, like solar/battery LED, may be OK for lighting, but how will you use them heating, when both gas and electricity have been cut off, in a major SHTF/EOTWAWKI situation?

fuddle

Oops I'd best move it then. I'm pleased I asked. Thank you

GreyQueen

lillibet_dripping wrote: »

I've lurked on this thread for ages, only occasionally popping my (tin-hatted) head above the parapet:o

However, I am pleased to report that I finally feel I can hold my (tin-hatted!) head high and come out of lurkdom.

The reason - I HAVE STARTED MY ARMAGEDDON STORECUPBOARD AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES KIT:T:j:T:j

(Sorry to shout:o)

Just been to Tosspots and started quietly (couldn't spell surreptitiously?:o) buying tinned veg, fish, fruit and dried milk (just a few at a time - remembering Greyqueen's advice to keep my OPSEC!!) bottled water plus plasters/paracetemol/ST's/steri-strips.
And - ta-da - I got a small wind-up torch to keep in my handbag (which lives by my bed at night).

Can I play now please? Pretty please?

Course you can play in the Preppers' Playhouse and it's lovely to have you over with our Tin Hat Brigade.

I've been discreetly wandering the chazzers after work and have added a Eurohike steel water bottle to the preps (99p for one litre size). Simple joys. I'm also washing and refilling some re-purposed fizzy pop bottles to add to the stash hidden in stray corners about the place. I have water in several places out of sight and out of the light.

Butterfly Brain, thank you so much for the Happy Preppers site, I am enjoying it muchly. I consider myself to be a happy prepper by nature, anyway. Lots of stuff to read in there and seems to be relatively light on the guns, which is always a bit of a worry on the US sites.

Have been in a Farm Foodius store and you can get Mr Mash at 95p for 300g or Yeomans Easy Mash at £1 for a 450g pkt (50% extra free). I looked at the ingredients list and shelled out an extra 5p for the bigger pack.

I had two phone calls back to back with SG and then Dad. SG told me the weather will be terrible tomorrow morning but might be a bit less terrible in the afternoon, and Dad told me the reverse. I said the same to both; we get what we get and then get on with it.

I shall arise from my bed of sloth at a timely hour, get booted and suited for the allotmentino and head out. Unless it is pertiddling, in which case I could make candles/ paint doors/ re-organise the stash or sit on my beam end reading or playing online.

Onwards!

ETA I had a CO detector in my previous (basement) flat. It used to be triggered by the exhaust fumes from stationary traffic outside on the street when Provincial United were playing at home.